Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-08
MANCHESTER NEWS
TIE COUNCIL TO ORGANIZE TONIGHT
FOR THE NEXT YEAR.
some Of the Measures that Will be Con-
tidered-fhs city's Finances
Personal, &c.

o'clock tonight. This will be the first
meeting Of the new body--new in the
sense that four of its members were
elected in May to serve term OF three
years from the LIST Of July. OF these
Messrs. b. A. Faulconer, j. r. Per-
due, and Z. w. Weisiger, from the
First, Second, and Fourth Wards
respectively, were reelected, and
Richard Harris (colored) was elected
from the Third Ward TO succeed Mr..
John Perry, who has been in the body
for four years and has made for himself
good record. This is the black ward,
and it now has two colored representa-
tives in the Council-Harris and James
+. Hewlett, who was elected last year
as the first cslored man ever placed in
Office in Manchester by the voice of the
people.
ONE MEMBER SHORT.
These members have all qualified ex-
cept Mr.. Faulconer, who overlooked
the matter until the thirty days after
the election allowed by law had ex-
pired. The oath Of Office could not
then be administered. This gentle
man, who has served his constituents
very faithfully for term of three
years, will no doubt be elected by
the Council tonight, and will enter at
once upon the discharge of his duties.
The only difference is that the Council
can Only elect for one year or until the
next election whereas the term for
which he was elected by the people is
three years. The result is that at the
election in 1883 two councilmen will
have to be elected from this ward.
At the July meeting each year the
body has to organize by the election of
. president for the next year, and as
general rule these meetings are short
ones and but little business is trans
acted. There is no doubt that at the
meeting tonight Mr.. j. r. Perdue,
who has so well filled that position for
many years, will be reelected presi-
dent. While but few changes in the
formation Of committees will be neces-
sary, it is not probable that they will
be announced at the next meeting.
THE NEW BONDS.
As far as is now known there will be
but few matters of importance requi-
ring action tonight. At a recent
meeting of the Council resolutions were
adopted, and, at the time, published in
the Dispatch, directing the Finance
Committee TO issue $780, of 6 per
cent. bonds, to he substituted for ike
amount of SIS which mature the lst
of September, and authorizing the
employment of financial agents
10 redeem the maturing bonds
and to sell the new ones. This
committee will report tonight that
Mears. Warren & Quarles have been
appointed as the financial agents, and
that all arrangements for issuing the
bonds, which are now being litho-
gIaphed, have been completed, and
they will soon DO signed and
ready for delivery when sold.
The Finance Committee will de-
,ignate the minimum price at which
the bonds shall be sold, and the gen
tlemen having the matter in hand will
not sell them for less, but for more, II
it can be gotten. The old bonds are
selling at par. The new ones will GER
tainly sell ut several points above par
in fact, some of them have already
been sold at considerable advance.
The financial condition of Manchester
is becoming better day by day, and her
credit is now well established.
THE PAVING ORDINANCE.
The street-paving ordinance which
Was passed at the last meeting OF the
Council became a law then, but as here
tofore stated it will not be put into op-
Grafton until the Street Committee.
under whose supervision the work will
be done, is appointed. Mr.. Bradley
will no doubt be retained aschairman Of
this committee, as he has made
q faithful one, issn energetic and practi-
ca worker, and has taken great interest
in this measure, the adoption of which
wss largely dse to his indefatigable eff
forts in its behalf. The COMMITTEES will
frst have Hull street paved and then
the others as il seens practicable TO
undertake the work. The work is to be
done under the personal supervision of
competent engineer. The Council will
tonight probably either relieve Captain
Lipscomb of the duties Of the Chief of
Police and let him devote his entire
tine to this and other work of the
kind or select some one who can de-
vote his whole time to the matter and
see that the grading, for which the city
pays, is done properly, and that the
paving, guttering, and other work is
executed in q workman-like manner
ana of the best material.
L is not improbable that an effort
win tonight be made to amend that
part OF the ordinance providing that in
ceftain cases the expense Of paving the
cross streets shall be borne pro rata by
property on the square. The
trends of the measure-and the
amendment will be offered by
one of these if offered at all
are perfectly willing to accept
any change that will perfect the
working of the scheme and relieve it
Of objection. The people want paved
streets, and greatly the majority of
item hvor this method and desire that
tbe ordinance shall be put in operation
without delay.
TEE CITY's REVENUE.
A few months ago the Council
adopted resolution presented by the
Finance Committee reducing the rate
of taxation from Sl.75 to fl60 on the
slO0 worth of property. This, with
last years valuation, would reduce the
revenue collected by the city about
$500. But the taxable property has
so much increased that the az
tual revenue this year will in
al probability exceed that OF
last year, which from all sources was
s2i, 70721. 1t is thought that the ex-
cess OF delinquent taxes collected this
year over last will more than meet the
$500 deficit. Last year the amount OF
city taxes collected prior to July 1st,
when persons were entitled to rebate
e = - oo.,t or,0r,taJ 20 naarl,-